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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1916
Page
1
Refugees fleeing Durango and Coahuila report anarchy spreading to the region as Villa Power 1a Healing allegedly threatens nearby towns. Local authorities urge calm while residents seek safety amid unrest.
Reports from Texas describe Villista gains in Durango and Coahuila with Torreon seen as seriously threatened. Women and children from Torreon travel under fire to Monterey, recounting anarchy and a British consul’s evacuation of American interests.
Austrian statement says northwest of Burkanow near Riusside detachments repelled a Russian attack and seized the enemy defensive positions in western Cilicia. The report comes from a Berlin dispatch dated March 26 via Bayville.
Denver forecast for Monday and Tuesday calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures. Winds light to moderate and no significant precipitation expected.
For twenty four hours ending 6pm yesterday the maximum reached 66 degrees and the minimum 22 degrees giving a 44 degree range. The 6pm reading was 66 with northwest winds and clear skies.
New York March 26 Attaches of the district attorney questioned Dorothy Palmenberg for over four hours regarding Dr Arthur Warren Waite, the dentist jailed in the John D Peck poisoning case Waite showed signs of weakness as his parents and brother visited at Belle Vue Hospital where he remained too frail to be moved The witness provided details connected to the poisoning inquiry and the investigation continues.
In Queretaro March 26 General Pedro Guaman and twenty two other Villistas were killed in a battle near Laguna and Dinamita. Ten prisoners were seized and summarily executed as government forces pressed the Villista campaign with vigor per a message to the War Minister.
Six people perished when a blaze engulfed the three story San Antonio Country Club during weekend gatherings. Among the dead were James Walthall former Texas attorney general and his wife, Judge J. F. Weber, Homer Jones, Mrs. Maco Stewart of Galveston, and Helen Codrell a club maid. The fire started in stored paint in the basement and rapid flames trapped guests, with several leaping from windows to escape. The club valued at 45000 with 35000 insurance.
Field commander says American expeditionary force may remain on Mexican soil for many months. Authorities expect only a gradual advance as pursuit of Pancho Villa continues across the border.
The New Mexico National Guard may join regular forces to patrol mining districts along the border. General Pershing advised against expecting a quick end to the expedition in Mexico, with troops likely to remain for months. Reports said detachments are stationed at La Ascencion and Colonia Dublan, while several thousand infantry and two cavalry squadrons arrived to bolster border security. Local towns seek protection amid worker unrest, with Major Sample and Adjutant General Herring discussing militia readiness to respond if fears prove warranted.
Three English air units and German trawlers engaged in a clash in the North Sea. Torpedo boats are believed lost as British planes and German vessels exchange fire.
The Morning Journal reports continued bombardment northwest of Verdun near Malancourt and near Mort Douaumont with heavy artillery and limited infantry action. Russian fronts show German repulse near Jacobstadt and ongoing fighting near Dvinek as Allied and German forces clash along multiple fronts. Three British steamers sunk and Sussex casualties undetermined as Paris conference to discuss war strategy plans with entente leaders begins Monday.
London dispatch reports official statements on actions in France and Belgium. The enemy detonated a mine near Givenchy with little damage and earlier attacked near Neuville St. Vaast, capturing a crater before counterattack reclaimed it, later driven back by enemy bombers.
Brigadier General John J. Pershing lauds American Expeditionary Forces as troopers endure sandstorms, icy winds, and extreme heat. He notes long infantry marches and desert maneuvers test endurance, while deflecting praise as self-congratulatory.
Francisco Villa has slipped past Mexican troops near Nerosquipa with three American cavalry columns in pursuit. General Pershing divides forces from El Valle to Casas Grandes, using aeroplanes for scouting as winds ease. Villa reportedly evades capture and heads toward the Guerrero mountains with de facto government forces unable to stop his march.
Fire at the Missouri Kansas & Texas rail yard in Houston destroyed 4098 bales of cotton and damaged nearly a dozen buildings and forty freight cars. Anderson Clayton and Co and Fr. OW Heitman Co reported large losses, with the railroad also suffering, and homes on Malin Street caught fire until containment after about two hours.
Travelers recount serious conditions in Durango state Mexico as Villa bandits operate in the Sierra Madre region. American Mrs. Hormer C. Coen and three other women leave Chihuahua City for border safety amid reports of train attacks and a burned bridge after departing Sacramento toward Torreon.
Reports from Valle, 65 miles south, say Villa has seized 35 youths to accompany his column as American cavalry press pursuit. Army reports describe his growing band in the district between Narmiquipa and the Sierra Tarahumares foothills.
A constitutionalist garrison near Namiquipa has vanished and is said to have joined Villa. The bandit’s flight toward the mountains continues as American troops close in. Pershing, back from field inspection, says reports of Villa being surrounded are premature.
Washington police investigate a hotel room death after a woman registered as Selma Thomas of New York was found dead. Autopsy cites poisoning. a Den ver Cup and a Houston lawyer card are linked but no Selma Thomas known in Houston. The woman, about 40, with dark hair and gray streaks, weighed 115 pounds. Separately, Los Angeles Times editor Harrison Grey Otis shows improvement after a pneumonia scare following hospital stay.
Morning Sun article reports a single bandit who robbed a Greton Short Line mall car near Salt Lake City. The robber boarded the train at 11 46 pm, forced engineer Orson Chaffee and fireman H J Thomas from the locomotive, searched the mall car and fled across open fields with thirty registered pieces. Bloodhounds tracked a possible trail toward Pall Lake, suggesting the suspect acted alone.
The Washington Monument costs the government about $4 000 annually for care and maintenance. Eleven men are employed there continually. Grounds care adds roughly $7 000 per year.
Lloyd's reports the British steamer Fenny Bridge was sunk with the crew landed. The incident occurred near London on March 26 at 2 p m according to maritime records.
Washington officials await full details after reports suggest the Channel steamer was torpedoed. If confirmed, the incident could trigger severe consequences and widespread alarm as investigations continue.
Washington reports say President Wilson will decide if the Englishman sinking and Sussex explosion violate international law based on consular evidence from England and France. Four Americans aboard the Englishman remain unaccounted for, with affidavits from Huxley and Drake suggesting a torpedo wake at Sussex.
Paris report states most Sussex survivors in France insist the vessel was torpedoed and no warning was given. They did not see a mine or indications of one, while many recount seeing the wake of a torpedo.
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